Madison — Natural Resources Secretary Cathy Stepp on Tuesday defended Gov. Scott Walker's plan to turn the Natural Resources Board into an advisory panel, instead of one that makes policy, even as she acknowledged she had not been consulted on the proposal in advance.

"I feel that it's extra layers," Stepp said of the board in a briefing to the Legislature's Joint Finance Committee. "I think it's duplicative."

The idea has sparked opposition from Democrats as well as some of Walker's fellow Republicans. Sen. Luther Olsen (R-Ripon) said he had "some concerns" about the plan.(58)

If Park Bank is liable for not spotting Sujata "Sue" Sachdeva's $34 million embezzlement from Koss Corp., then so is chief executive Michael Koss, the bank argues in a new lawsuit.

In a suit filed last week, the bank argues that if a jury finds Park Bank liable for the loss, then Michael Koss and Grant Thornton, the firm's former auditor, should have to pay some of the award.

"Park Bank denies any and all liability to Koss in this case," Park Bank wrote in its action. "Nevertheless, should Park Bank be found liable to Koss (Corp.) and required to pay damages to Koss in this case those damages will have been the result of a common liability of Park Bank, Michael Koss and Grant Thornton, thereby entitling Park Bank to (a) contribution from Michael Koss and Grant Thornton."(3)

By comparison, ESPN averaged 2.17 million viewers in primetime last week, which included Major League Baseball.

ESPN2 (473,000 viewers), NFL Network (383,000) and the MLB Network (193,000) all had higher viewership than FS1 last week in primetime.

“Fox Sports Live” averaged 75,000 viewers in three of its targeted time slots. “Fox Sports Live,” is FS1’s version of “SportsCenter,” which averaged 1.5 million viewers over those nights.

The weekday afternoon show hosted byRegis Philbin(above), “Crowd Goes Wild,” started with 74,000 viewers for its first show, dipped to as low as 29,000 on Thursday, then spiked at 179,000 on Friday in its first week.

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Bob Wolfley retired in October 2014 He wrote the SportsDay blog and column and about TV and radio issues.